title: Cerebellitis developing after tricyclic antidepressant poisoning.
abstract: Acute cerebellitis is a rare inflammatory disease involving the cerebellum and is characterized by acute compromise of cerebellar functions. It most frequently originates from infectious causes, although cases of cerebellitis associated with other causes have also been reported. This report discusses a case of cerebellitis developing in a 4-year-old girl who had to be intubated after accidental ingestion of tricyclic antidepressant. There are no previous reports of cerebellitis after tricyclic antidepressant. This case shows that cerebellitis can develop in patients with poisoning of this kind.
authors.affiliation: Kanuni Training and Research Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey. Electronic address: dr.ozgurtatli@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tatli
authors.forename: Yunus
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Karaca
authors.forename: Mucahit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gunaydin
authors.forename: Selim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yurtsever
authors.forename: Gamze
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tuten
mesh_terms: D000639:Amitriptyline / Q000506:poisoning*; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000506:poisoning*; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D059906:Neuroimaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D000639:Amitriptyline